VTech has added new products to its spring toy line, including additions to award-winning infant and preschool lines. VTech has also developed a Milestones guide, which is a compiled list of recommendations for toys that are appropriate to a child’s particular age and developmental milestone.

The spring line includes InnoTab Learning Cartridges for the InnoTab Learning Tablet, with titles ranging from e-Books to games. The Go! Go! Smart Wheels product line has expanded with the Car Wash Playset, where kids can develop fine motor skills by simulating a car wash; Tractor & Trailer, where kids learn about the letter “T” and pretend to do farmwork; and Vehicles, electronic vehicles that have activated music and sound, including a car, van, ambulance, and race cars. [Read more...]

New Products

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE), TT Games, and The Lego Group will launch Lego Worlds on Feb. 21 for PlayStation4, Xbox One, and STEAM. The game is a galaxy of imaginative words made entirely of digital LEGO bricks where players can explore, discover, and create together.

TILT launched two SpinTales products online at Toysrus.com, the SpinTales Enchanted Duvet and Jungle Rug. Kids can use the free app designed for these products to create immersive augmented reality experiences with the products, which blur the boundaries between the physical and digital worlds.

Jakks Pacific has been granted the rights to manufacture and market a line of pet products inspired by the BOO—The World’s Cutest Dog brand. The Pets division of Jakks is planning a line of BOO-branded dog toys featuring BOO’s likeness and specially designed for small dogs, as well as dog apparel, dog beds, and dog [...]

To celebrate “Colorful Friday” and the launch of the new Special Edition Gemma Stone Shoppie Doll, Moose Toys is launching the “Make the World Sparkle and Shine” fan contest. To enter the contest starting on Nov. 25, fans must submit 4 to 6 sentences describing how they add “sparkle” to their world by helping out [...]

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced the release of six expansion packs for LEGO Dimensions, led by the Sonic The Hedgehog Level Pack and the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Story Pack.